Caine Mutiny

A Novel of World War II

By Herman Wouk | Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

About the book

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a perennial favorite of readers young and old, Herman Wouk's masterful World War II drama set aboard a U.S. Navy warship in the Pacific is \"a novel of brilliant virtuosity\" (Times Literary Supplement).

Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life--and mutiny--on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II.

In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.

Editions of Caine Mutiny

Paperback
ISBN 9780316955102
EBook
ISBN 9780316248563

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a perennial favorite of readers young and old, Herman Wouk's masterful World War II drama set aboard a U.S. Navy warship in the Pacific is \"a novel of brilliant virtuosity\" (Times Literary Supplement).

Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life--and mutiny--on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II.

In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.

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What is Caine Mutiny about?

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a perennial favorite of readers young and old, Herman Wouk's masterful World War II drama set aboard a U.S. Navy warship in the Pacific is \"a novel of brilliant virtuosity\" (Times Literary Supplement).

Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life--and mutiny--on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II.

In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Caine Mutiny?

Fiction > Adventure / action fiction > War, combat and military adventure fiction

Where can I read a sample of Caine Mutiny?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780316955102

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Caine Mutiny?

Herman Wouk

Who is the Publisher of the book Caine Mutiny?

Little, Brown and Company

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Caine Mutiny is available as paperback(ISBN 9780316955102) and ebook(ISBN 9780316248563)

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